Between seven and eight thousand Jews may be affected by the new check on war aliens residing in Britain which was announced last night by Home Secretary James Chuter Ede, it was indicated today. These Jews are among the 275,000 displaced persons brought here from Germany to serve in a variety of labor forces. None of these DP’s was ever individually screened.
Elderly Jewish DP’s who were admitted to Britain under the “distressed relatives” plan will not be affected by the new check since they were admitted on individual visas. Similarly, Jews who served in the Polish armed forces attached to British units are not expected to be touched by the new regulation since most of them have already become naturalized citizens.
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